MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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